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FPCN15 CWVR 121045
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. MDT THURSDAY 12 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY
AND FRIDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MDT.
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MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:
CASTLEGAR: 430 METRES.
CRANBROOK: 920 METRES.
BLUEBERRY-PAULSON: 1570 METRES.
KOOTENAY PASS: 1774 METRES.
CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES.
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BOUNDARY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
1000 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM THIS MORNING. WIND WEST
40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 8. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOW
MINUS 2.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.
WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 4. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TODAY..SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 1000 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM THIS
MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80
AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING LIGHT THIS MORNING THEN
BECOMING SOUTH 20 GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR
PLUS 2. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND SOUTH
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
WEST KOOTENAY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVEL
800 METRES. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING SOUTH 20
GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 7. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. LOW
MINUS 1.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING
THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
RISING TO 1000 METRES NEAR NOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
KOOTENAY LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
1300 METRES LOWERING TO NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM THIS MORNING. WIND
SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 AT TIMES EARLY
THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 8. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS
EVENING. SNOW BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM.
SNOW LEVEL NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM. LOW PLUS 1.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1000
METRES NEAR NOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR
NOON. HIGH PLUS 5. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY - NORTH INCLUDING INVERMERE.
TODAY..SNOW ENDING EARLY THIS MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 EXCEPT
GUSTING TO 80 AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING LIGHT THIS
MORNING. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING. WIND UP
TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 THIS EVENING.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. HIGH MINUS 3. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
EAST KOOTENAY - SOUTH INCLUDING CRANBROOK.
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES.
WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 80 BECOMING WEST 20 GUSTING TO 40
EARLY THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOW
MINUS 4.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING
THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 3.
WIND CHILL MINUS 5 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
ELK VALLEY.
TODAY..SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. LOCAL
BLOWING SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO
80 DIMINISHING TO 30 GUSTING TO 50 EARLY THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURE
STEADY NEAR PLUS 2. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. LOW MINUS 4.
FRIDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 5 CM. HIGH PLUS 1. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
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